Figure wheeled toy.



M. MAISEL.

FIGURE WHEELED TOY.

APPLICATION mzn AUG-2. 1911.

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MICHEL MAISEL, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

FIGURE WHEELED TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NO 20, 1917.

Application filed. August 2, 1917. Serial No. 184,026.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .MlCHEL MAIsEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in j Figure lVheeled Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de flashing of said eyes during, the movement ofthe toy. I

The invention has for its principal object to provide a toy figure with a wheeled mounting whereby it may be pulled or propelled about, and, furthermore, to provide said toy figure with electrically illuminated eyes, governed by a novel mechanical-electric controlling mechanism whereby the eyes are caused to be intermittently illuminated or flashed as the toy figure is pulled or pro-' pelled along.

Other objects of the present invention,

not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same.

lVith the various objects of my present invention in view, the same consists, primarily, in the novel toy hereinafter set forth; and the invention consists, further-- more, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the several devicesand parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, all of which will be more fully described in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the claims appended thereto.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 IS a side elevation of the novel toy made according to and embodying the; principles of my present nvention; Fig. 2' is a bottom view of the same showing abottom cover for concealing and closing the battery and wiring compartment of the toy;

Fig. 3 is a similar view with saidbottom cover removed to show the interior of said battery and wiring compartment and its contents; and Fig. 4 is a View showing a slightly modified construction of the mechanical-electric features of my novel toy.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the hereinabov'e described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularlyto Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive of said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates the complete toy, made according to and embodying the principles of my present invention, the same comprising a platform 2, upon which is mounted a toy figure or etfigy 3 of any desirable form, such, for example, as the bear shown in the drawings, or any other animal, human or other figure.

Said platform 2 is provided on its underside with longitudinally extending laterally spaced depending flanges 4. Secured to the underside of said platform 2, between said flanges 4, and adjacent to the ends of said platform, are transverse supporting members 5, from which depend bearing arms 6, respectively extending downwardly from each end of said supporting members "5. J ournaled In sa d bearing arms, so as to extend laterally therebetween, are axle members 7, the ends of which preferably extend through the respective flanges 4, so as to project laterally from the outer sides of said flanges. wardly projecting ends of said axle members 7 are wheels 8, whereby traction of the platform and its figure'may be produced. order toprevent longitudinal displacement of said axlemembers 7 relative to said hearing arms 6, I provide each axle member, be-

Connected with said out tween its supporting'bearing arms 6, with v a sleeve 9, secured thereto by a pin 10, or

other suitable fastening device.

The space beneath said platform 2, between said flanges 4 and transverse supporting members 5, constitutes a battery and Wiring compartment 11, which may be nor-- mally closed by a cover-member 12 adapted to engage said flanges 4, and adapted to be secured to the latter by means of screws" 13, or any other desired form of fastening devices. Y

Secured tothe undersideof said platform 2, within said compartment 11 is a yoke or clip member 14, which serves toreceive and support'against the underside of said plat- "flauges' adjacent to a rear wheel of the device is'a depressible spring switch-arm 19, which is provided with a binding-pest 20 extending through said flange 4, so as to be disposed Within said compartment 11.

Also secured upon the outer side of the same flange 4, in a position to be engaged by the free end of said spring switch-arm 19, when the latter is depressed, 1s a, contact-plate 21, wh ch is also provided with a bindingpost 22 extending through said flange 4, so as to be disposed within saidcompartment 11. Preferably I provide a pair of anchor bindingposts 23 and 24, which are secured upon the inner side of the supporting-member 5 which is forward of said battery 15. 25 leads from the battery 15 to said and extending be- An electric circuit wire binding post 16 of said anchor binding post 23,

tween the latter and said binding-post 20 of said switch arm is a delivery circuit wire 26. Connected with said binding-post 22 of said c ntact-plate 21 is a fircuit wire 27, which leads to and is connected with the branch delivery circuit wires 28 which lead to the lamps 18. Preferably said platform 2 is provided with openings or perforations 29 through which said branch wires 28 respectively extend, the latter ihen being ex- ,tended internally through the body of the figure or eliigy to the lamps 18- connected therewith. Connected with each lamp 18 is a return branch circuit wire 30, which extends internally through the body of-the figure or efligy, so as to respectively emerge through. the respective openings 29, from whence they extend toand are connected with said second anchor binding-post 24. Extending from said anchor binding-post 24 to the negative pole binding-post 17 of said battery 15 is a return circuit wire 31, through which the above described electric circuit through the lamps 18 is completed.

It will be apparent that so long as the switch-arm 19 is disengaged from, or outot contact with, said contac vplate 21, the lamp circuit is interrupted or broken, and the eyes formed by said lamps 18 will remain unilluminated; when, however, the switcharm 19 is moved into contact with said contact-plate v21, the circuit will be thereupon closed nd t e eyeareprese ted-bysaid lamps gagcment with said contact-plate 21.

will be illuminated. In order to procure a flashing of the eyes thus formed, by means of an intermittent illumination of the lamps 18, I provide automatic means for inte mittentlyunoving said switch-arm 19 into en- Pref erably this means comprises a cam-member 32 formed on the inner side of one of the wheelsS, which'is adjacent to the switchmechanism. As the wheel 8 rotates the high part of this cam memb er 32 will move into engagement with the freecnd of said switcharm 19, thereupon 'deg-iressing the same,'an'd forcing its free end into Contact with said contact-plate 21, until said high part of said cam-member moves out of engagen'lent with said switch-arm, whereupon the tension of the latter will return the same to normal initial position and thus break the electric circuit. it will, therefore, be understood that as the mounted figure or elligy is pulled, or propelled along the grounder floor, each revolution of the wheel 8 carrying the cammember '32, will cause a brief closing of the electric lamp circuit, thereby illuminating the eyes of the figure or efligy with an intermittent flashing effect, whereby a novel toy is produced, capable of rendering, through the unique effects above described, considerable amusement.

Of course it will be understood. that the battery 15 may be readily removed when discharged and replaced by a live cell. It will also be clear that the arrangement of the wiring is subject to various changes, and that 1 do not lim't myself to the arrangement thereof which is above described.

Referring-now, more particularly, to Fig. 4. of the drawings, I have illustrated therein a slightly modified construction and location of circuit make and break device and operating cam member therefor. In thisconstructron 1 mount upon the nnderside of the platform ilan insulating block 33 upon which is secured a rearwardly extending spring switch-arm 34; having the binding post 35 for the connection of the electric circuit wires thereto. Also mounted upon the underside of said platform 2, to the rear of said block 33 is another insulating block 36, upon which is secured a con tact-plate 37 adapted toreceive the engagement of said spring switch-arm 3 1, said contacteplate37, also having a binding-post 38 forthe connection of the electric circuit wires thereto. In this case the rear axlemember 39, to which the traction wheels 10 are secured, isrendered rotatable, and fixed on said axle-member 39, so as to rotate therewith, is acam-member 11, positioned so that upon rotation its high part will engage and press said switch-arm 3 1 into circuitclosin-g contact with said contact-plate 37. In other respects the device is constructed and operate 1n ssubst-antlallylh same manner as of the construction of said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. In a device of the kind described a wheeled platform, an effigy mounted on said platform, electric lamps forming the eyes of said effigy, an electric battery secured to said platform, said battery being connected in circuit with said electric lamps, a circuit make and break device, and means operated by the movement of said wheeled platform for intermittently operating said circuit make and break device.

'2. In a toy device a wheeled platform, an effigy secured uponsaid platform, electric lamps formingthe eyes of said effigy, an electric battery secured to said platform, an electric circuit supplied by said battery including said lamps, a normally open circuitmake and break device included in said circuit, and means operated by the movement of said wheeled platform for intermittently closing said circuit make and break device.

8. In a toy device a wheeled platform, an effigy secured upon said platform, electric lamps forming the eyes of said effigy, an electric battery secured to said platform, an electric circuit supplied by said battery including said lamps, a normally open circuit make and break device included in said circuit, comprising a movable switch memher and a stationary contact-plate, and means operated by the movement of said wheeled platform adapted to intermittently move said switch member into electric engagement with said contact-plate.

4. In a toy device a wheeled platform, an efiigy secured upon said platform, electric lamps forming the eyes of said effigy, an electric battery secured to said platform, an

electric circuit supplied by said battery inproviding a compartment beneath ,platform, axle-members, means connected laterally spaced flanges connected with the underside of said platform, lateral supporting members having depending bearing members connected with the underside of said platform, axle members journaleol through said bearing members, wheels on the free ends of said axle members, an effigy 1 supported upon the upper side of said platform, electric lamps forming the eyes of said effigy, an electric battery, means'for sup porting said battery on the underside of said platform, an electric circuit suppliedby said batteryincluding said lamps, a normally open circuit make and break deviceincluded in said circuit, and meansrotatiug with said wheels for intermittently closing said circuit make and break device.

6. In a toy device a platform, longitudinal laterally spaced flanges connected with the underside of said platform, lateral supporting members having depending bearing members connected with the underside of said platform, axle members journaled through said bea ing members, wheels on the free ends of said axle members, an. effigy supported upon the upper side of said platform, electric lamps forming the eyesof said effi y, an electric battery, means for supporting said battery on the underside of said platform, an'electric circuit supplied by said battery including said lamps, a normally open circuit make and break device included in said circuit, and comprising a movable switch member and a stationary contactplate, and cam mechanism connected with certain of said wheels adapted to intermittently move said switch member into circuit closing relation to said contact plate.

7 In a toy device a platform, longitudinally extending laterally spaced flanges connected with the under side of said platform providing a compartment beneath said plat-' form, axle-members, means connected with the underside of said platform for supporting said axle-members, wheels connected with the outer ends of said axle-members exterior of said flanges, an effigy supported upon the upper side of said platform, electric lamps forming the eyes of said effigy, an electric battery, means for supporting said battery within said compartment beneath said platform, an electric circuit supplied by said battery including said lamps,

a normally open make and break device included in said circuit, and means operated by the rotation of said wheels for intermittently closing said make and break device.

- 8. In a toy device a platform, longitudinally extending laterally spaced flanges connected with the under side of said platform said with the underside of said platform for supporting said axleanembers, wheels connected with the outer ends of said aXle-membcrs exterior of said flanges, an elligy supported upon the upper side of said platform, electric lamps forming the eyes of said eiiigy, an electric battery, means for supporting said battery Within said compartment beneath said platform, an electric circuit supplied by said battery including said lamps, a normally open make and break device included in said circuit, said make and break device being mounted on one of said flanges adjacent to a rear Wheel, and a cam-member formed on the i ier side of said adjacent. rear Wheel for intermittently closing said make and break device.

9. In a toy device a platform, longitudinally extending laterallys )aced flanges connected *ith the under side of said platform providing a compartment beneath said platform, axlemembers, means connected with the unoerside of said platform for supporting said axle-members, Wheels connected with the outer ends of said axle-members exterior of said flanges, an ettigy supported upon the upper side of said platform, electric lamps forming the eyes of said effigy, an electric battery, means for supporting said battery Within said compartment beneath said platform, an electric circuit supplied by said battery including said lamps, a normally open make and break device included in said circuit, comprising a depressible spring switch member and a stationary contact plate, said switch-member. and said contact-plate being affixed to the outer side of one of said flanges adjacent to a rear Wheel, and a cam-member formed on the inner side of said adjacent rear Wheel adapted to intermittently engage said switch-member and depress the same into circuit closing contact Withsaid contact-plate as said'wheel rotates.

10. In a toy device a platform, longitudinally extending laterally spaced flanges connected with the underside of said platform providing a compartment beneath said platform, axle-members, means connected with erside of said platform for supporting sa With the outer ends of said axle-members exterior of said flanges, an effigy supported upon the upper side of said platform, electric lamps forming :the eyes of said effigy, an electric battery, means for supporting said battery "ithin said compartment beneath saio platform, an ele tric circuitasupplied by said battery including said lamps, a normally open make and break device included in said circuit, comprising a depressible spring switch member and a stationary contact plate, said switch-member and said contact-plate being afiixed to the outer side of one of said flanges adjacent to a rear Wheel, and a cam-member formed on the inner side of said adjacent rear Wheel adapted to intermittently engage said switch-member and depress the same into circuit closing ccntactwith said Contact plate as said \vheel rotates, and a cover n1ember detachably secured across said flanges to normally close said compartment beneath said platform.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of July 1917.

MICHEL MAISEL Witnesses Gnonon D. RICHARDS, Anonrrr Hansen.

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